Unipi Team Leader: Prof. Giuseppe Iannaccone, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione 

The high-power requirements of ultra-fast charging stations give rise to special challenges when designing smart charging infrastructure. In support of Europe’s 2030 climate targets, the EU-funded PROGRESSUS project aims to introduce a next-generation smart grid demonstrated by the application example of a smart charging infrastructure integrating seamlessly into current smart-grid architecture concepts.

To do so, it will research new efficient high-power converters that support bidirectional power flow. New DC microgrid management strategies for energy efficiency and service provision that consider renewable energy sources, storage and flexible loads will be investigated.

It will also explore novel sensor types, inexpensive high-bandwidth communication technologies and security measures based on hardware security modules and blockchain technology to protect communication and services.

The project’s solution will promote a more environmentally friendly and efficient next-generation energy supply infrastructure.

Coordinator
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG, Germany

Other participants

• DEVOLO AG, Germany
• MIXED MODE GMBH, Germany
• CEUS UG, Germany
• FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG, Germany
• TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE KOLN, Germany
• STICHTING ELAADNL, Netherlands
• HELIOX BV, Netherlands
• GREENFLUX ASSETS BV, Netherlands
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN, Netherlands
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT, Netherlands
• IQUADRAT INFORMATICA SL, Spain
• HYBRID ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS SOCIEDAD LIMITADA, Spain
• CENTRE TECNOLOGIC DE TELECOMUNICACIONS DE CATALUNYA, Spain
• ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION, Spain
• STMICROELECTRONICS SRL, Italy
• ENEL X SRL, Italy
• POLITECNICO DI BARI, Italy
• CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LA NANOELETTRONICA, Italy
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MESSINA, Italy
• SLOVENSKA TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V BRATISLAVE Slovakia
• R-DAS, SRO, Slovakia

Start date: 1 April 2020
End date: 31 March 2023
Project cost: € 19 575 959,75
Project funding: € 5 785 389,68
Unipi quota: € 75 075,00
Call title: H2020-ECSEL-2019-2-RIA
Unipi role: Third Party
Project website: https://progressus-ecsel.eu/